Improvement in machine pok manufactubing chenille



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Machine for` Manufacturi'ng Chenlle.

Patented my 21. 1868.

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WILLIAM CANTER, OF NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SAMUEL. BERNSTEINAND ALEXANDER BERNSTEIN, OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

.Letters Patent No. 80,134, dated July 21, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING GH-ENILLE.

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM O ANTER, of the city and county of New York, and-,State of New York, have invented certain new and useful `Improvements in Machines for Manufacturing Chenille; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof. V

v I will first describe what I consider the best means of carrying out my invention, andwill afterwards designate the points which I believe to be new. v The acompanying drawing forms a part of this specilcation.

Figure 1 is a side view, and

Figure 2 is an end view of'the head ormain portion of the mechanism.

Figure 3 is a side view, and Y Figure 4 a plain view' of a traversing twister, which acts, 1n connection with theothcr parts, to produce the chenille. c

Figure 5 is a side view om atsmaller scale, showing therelations of the parts-representedrin figs. 1 2, and figs. 3 4.V

The drawing represents very clearly the novel parts, with so much of the other parts as is necessary to indicate their relations thereto.,

i Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

Tints are employed merely to aid in distinguishing parts, and do notnecessarily indicate materials. The materials of all the principal parts muy be iron and steel. The framing, and the bobbin `which carries the silk, may be of wood.

A'is'the fixed framing, of wood; a is a hollow tube fixed therein, and open at both ends. Through this tube traverscsone of the guts, a strand of wire, or of linen .or other material, which forms one ofthe longitudinal strands in the chenille. l

My machine conncs the silk between tivo such guts, which are twisted together in the act of manufacturing the chenille, and thus confine the silk by holding i`t between the twisted strands. The gut which comes through the tube a is marked l\I. The other gut is marked N. Both these are drawn from spools or other sources, not represented, and are arranged to maintain a moderate tension as they are drawn forward into the machine by the action ot"v the mechanism to be described below. 'The gut, N, is led forward under the pulley or roller O, and is thence led up to be introduced into the chenille, as will presently appear.

B is a flier, mounted on the tube a, provided with pulleys B B2, Ste., by which a rapid rotatory motion' may be imparted by the aid of a round belt from larger pulleys at any convenient place not represented.

C is `a spool or bobbin, mounted as represented, with a groove in one ofits flanges, in which the cord may rest, with a weight as usual, in order to maintain a gentle an'd a uniform draught on the silk. The silk is woundon this spooLC, and is led oi through the iiier in manner which will be well understood by mechanics, and is wound around on the gut M, and is held thereon by the gut N, so that it is finally and properlyV confined between them. l i

The devices for properly effecting this operation, and for cutting the silk after it is wound, involve some of the principal features 0i' novelty jn my invention, and-'will be minutcly described below.

The silk can .be wound on the bobbin G, either by removing the b obbin or by a reversing motion of the driving-medianism, as may bopreterred.

l On the front end of the tube ct-is secured a thimble, D, in which is a small hole, through which the gut M is led, as represented, and is provided with two pins or fixed projections of polished steel, mounted parallel o each other, as indicated by d. It is'also provided with a pin,'standing inclined to these two, as indicated by d. The silk from the flier B' is wound-around the tapering skeleton formed bythese pins d d l'. Each sucneeding coil moves forward towards the smaller end of this tapering skeleton, andultimat'ely attains the size dueto the pins d d; thatis to say, each coil is ot' the size dueto' tho diameter arid distance apart of the two 4pins and d. The-gut M lies inside, or in thc space between those Apins. y

E is-a`roller, having Aa corer of ironor steel, and a thick coating or outer surface of vulcani-sed India rubber. Thisroller, E, is turnedby means of the pulley El, which receives aslow rotary motion by means of the round belt E2. The surface of this vroller E presses firmly against each succeeding coil of the silk, and moves it slowly forward on the polished steel pins d d.,

I have designated the strand of'silk c. I have' called itsilk, though, in making' some kinds of chenille, worsted, or various other materials may be used instead of silk. I mean 'by"silk, in this specification, the pile or material which forms the ornamental surface o'f my chenille.

I cut a, portion of the coils of the silk, and leave a portion uncut; that'is to say, for a certain length, say .one inch, I eut every coil, making cut chenille,. as indicated byY, and then foranother distance, which may be equal, or more or less, I leavev the silk uncut, making uncut chenille, as 'indieated'b'y Z. This gives a: peculiar effect to my chenille, and is highly attractive inappearance.v

Gr is va circula-r knife, mounted on the s haft gna-nd receivinga rotatory motion by meansof the pulleys ,Gl and the belt G2. The bearings in which the shaft g is supported are not fixed, butfare movable, and are' raised Y and lowered at regular intervals. v

H H are levers, firmly fixed on the shaft I is a link, pivoted to, the front lever H by the pivot i, as represented. In the upper end of the link I is a long slot, as indicated by t'. A crank, J, on the shaftj, stands in this slot z', and is rotated by means of the pulleys J, which rcceive a round belt', as indicated. At each rotation the crankJ raises the li-nk I, and consequently the levers H H and the rotating knife Gr. It raises it at each elevation entirely clear of the silk, and during, the period whileV the ,knife thus remains lelevated the chenille is delivered in an uncut condition.

When, by the gradual rotation of the crank J, the rotating knife G is lowered 'so as 'to come in contact with the silk, it commences to cut the coils of the silk, and thusit produces cut chenille. Thisoperation pro ceeds until the rotation of the crank J has again lifted the knife Gr. The fact that the crank J acts in ltheslot 1,', as represented, allows the knife G to remain down at a uniform level for arconsiderable period. Itis supported at the right level by thestop K, on which the levers H H restwhen at their lowest position.

It will readily be understood, that by changing the belt I2-upon other parts of the pulleys Jil, the velocity of the rotation of the Ycrank lJ may be varied at pleasure within the limits required inA practice, andby varying i the throw 'of the'crank'J, the portion of' each revolution during which the chenille willbe cut, may be increased or diminished, as required. I am thus able to vary, within wide limits, the quantities and characters of the chenille manufactured by my machine. V

My twisting-device is very simple and effective. P is a 'fixed frame, traversing on the wire L 'by the aid of two grooved wheels, Pl P2. It is steadied in its motion bythe two pins p1 p'iwhich stand in contact on the under side of the wire L. f

It is a twisting-hook, supported in bearings in the frame P, as represented, and'receivinga proper rotatory motion by means of the pulley R', Etc., which receives the long endless belt or cord T, in the manner repre` sented; that is to say, theendless belt orcord T, which is driven with a proper rapidity by meansof the large pulley, U, (see iig. 5,) is carried under the pulley V1, thence up over 'the-pulley R', thence d own under the pul' ley V2, and thence forward by the straining-pulley W, which is held out by the force oi" the weight W', by cleans of the cord and pulley represented.

It will be readily seen that the band or cord T, traversing in this manner parallel or nearly parallel to th-e supporting-wire L, is in the position to drive the twister, whether the twister be near the middle of itstraverse or near either end, and I find in practice that the draught duc to the traversing of the cord or belt T through the twisting-device,may, by shifting the cord T from one to another of the pulleys R1 R2, dt'cwbc made just suiiicient to maintain a proper draught or'l tension on the chenille as it is delivered, and that as the chenille is delivered by the rotation of the soft-surfaced pulley E', it is drawn away and twisted uniformly and eiTecti-vely by my twisting-device, and that the twisting-device acts with equal elifect, whether at the beginning of the formation of a pieceof chenille, or near the end of the operation. When the twister has run out to its full extent-, `and apiece of chenille is iinishcd, I remove the vche'n'illelin .the ordinary manner, andtraverse the twister back to'it's original positioinclose to the soft-coated roller E, and then twisting'or tying the end to the hook R, again operate the machine, and thus continuously produce 'thechenille, piece after piece, as required.

n Leather, or other soft material other than rubber, may be used with some success as the coating for my roll'er E; so, also, wood or other convenient strongY substance may be us'cd for the core, but I prefer asteel core, with a rubber surface attached, as in the best-clothes-wringers.

Havinglnow fully described my invention, whatvI claiin as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 'as follows: s

1. I claim, in chenille machines, the alternate rising and sinking motion of the knife or cutter G, substantially herein as specified. 2. lI claim, in chenille-machines, the traversing twister herein described, having the belt or' cord, '.l, running on thechange-pulle 4s R R2, Ste., arranged to impart both the rotatory motion and the requisite draught or tension under all conditions, substantially as herein specified.

3. I claim the alternate cut and uncut chenille, .Y Z, constructed substantially in the'manncr-arid for the purpose herein set forth.v

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my 'ha-nd in' presence of two subscribing witnesses. 1 WM. GANTER.

Witnesses: .A

D. L. FnEEonN, `g W. C Dar. 

